Propaganda Offensive

It had to be said, Khovchenko and Zhirinov made quite the golden duo.

Each had his own strengths and specialties, and they complemented each other well.

If their ambitions had not been set so high and they were merely fighting for some Duma seats, they would honestly have stood a very good chance.

At the very least, becoming the Duma's fourth-largest faction—or even squeezing into the top three—would have been perfectly natural.

Unfortunately, Khovchenko had set his sights too high and taken too big a step, directly targeting that seat in the Kremlin...

That meant directly offending the First Faction currently in power.

Both sides had reached the point of no return. They were bound to fight to the death, and that was the key reason Wang Ye did not think highly of Khovchenko.

But Khovchenko did not see it that way.

He felt that he possessed immense financial resources and a thorough plan. On top of that, Russia's economy had been poor overall these past few years, and the public had plenty of grievances.

Wasn't this the perfect time for him to rise to power?

"By the way, I just transferred five hundred million US dollars into the faction's account through one of my funds. This money is to serve as the faction's publicity budget. We'll buy out the interview programs on all the major media outlets and television stations for a year, then have members of our faction appear in turns to promote our governing philosophy and win votes. Since we're a new faction, we can't afford to be complacent. We need to enter campaign mode ahead of schedule!" Khovchenko said decisively.

Zhirinov was delighted when he heard that.

That was what an oligarch should be like!

He was lavish from the start—five hundred million in campaign funding